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Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem is a maximum-security prison. | COURTESY OF OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.

Former Oregon inmate sues corrections agency, alleging it failed to fix a broken middle finger

Benjamin K. Vesa’s lawsuit alleges doctors told him his finger cannot move properly because the prison delayed care for months

Nov 5, 2024

OHSU's main campus in Portland in September, 2024. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Proposed OHSU-Legacy merger set to go under a microscope

A review board will recommend to state regulators whether to approve a hospital merger that would hold a commanding market position in the Portland area

Nov 5, 2024

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$40 Million Requested To Ease Oregon’s Hospital Capacity Problems

A wide-ranging plan would put nurses in hospitals and long-term care facilities while offering incentives.

Aug 19, 2022
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Bill would tighten charity care rules for Oregon hospitals

Recent reports claim Oregon hospitals have hounded patients who should instead be offered help

Mar 22, 2023
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MEMBERS OF THE COLLECTIVE OF INDIGENOUS INTERPRETERS OF OREGON AFTER THEIR GRADUATION CEREMONY AT PORTLAND CENTER STAGE AT THE ARMORY IN DECEMBER./COURTESY OF PUEBLO UNIDO

More Oregonians speak Indigenous languages, but health care interpreters are lacking

Groups are joining with Legacy Health to ask lawmakers to beef up the training and accreditation program for interpreters to help people access care, other services

May 1
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Patients who contract measles, a highly contagious disease, develop a skin rash. | WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

OHA encourages measles vaccine ahead of spring break, summer travel

Nearly eradicated from the United States for decades, the virus has seen a resurgence in more than a dozen states, including Washington and California.

Mar 21
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